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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1909
Page
8
Local items urge readers to ask grocers for Sleepy Eye flour with a guarantee of quality. Notices mention a business visit, café lunch at Slaughter's Candy Store, and a U B supper at church parlors Tuesday 5 to 7 pm. Church events include The Gate Open or Closed at Baptist church Monday and Farther Lights entertainment.
East Wapsie reports the Evans couple relocate to West Liberty to set up home. Chas Brooke will take over the farm. Miss Wiese of Moscow helps Mrs A Marclf with sewing. Wm Hudson returns from the Jones order trial in Muscatine. Webster family moves goods to a farm near Centerdale. Hawker family visits Horace Hawker. Horace is on the sick list.
Medal Flour is produced on honor with Rosabel cited in the report as a key figure.
Alfred Taggart former Rockford mayor and prominent attorney died at his son’s La Grange home. He commanded a Wisconsin Civil War regiment.
Thompson Bros. Ca. advertises Northern Grown Seed Oats with sample displays and pricing details for farmers researching new grain varieties.
A legislative note says younger men fill the senate and ex-governors could be made ex-officio life senators while ex-officials might serve one term post retirement. Senator Allen delays a general school revision bill due to committee disagreement, opting to educate the public on higher standards until next session.
Special services on temperance will be held at the Friends church next Sunday evening. The Christian Endeavor will conduct a temperance lesson and the evening service will discuss the liquor question. Pastor Ora W. Carrell will deliver the temperance address.
Governor Carroll demanded and received the resignation of State Pharmacy Commissioner Goss of Atlantic Des Moines reports the move follows a dispute over fees and per diem with commissioners allegedly claiming daily per diem year round.
At a special board of supervisors meeting the plan to move into the new Canton court house was postponed until at least May 1 with possible delay. Detroit architect J E Mills reviewed interior furnishings including rugs and metal furniture. Canton Art Metal Co represented by Fred Organ said most metal furniture could be installed by May 1, aiding a swift occupancy after that date. The board considered bidding the window screens contract but did not decide.
At the Aurora High School auditorium this evening the local literary society will present a varied program. Harry Hahn will read a paper on Taft's Inauguration and a debate will tackle whether military science should be taught in U S schools with James Patterson and Clyde Ryan on the affirmative and Harry Lichman and Earl Eversmeyer on the negative.
Davenport clergyman Rev W H Blancke may deliver his popular lecture From Capstan to Pulpit in Grace Lutheran church circle in the near future. The Young People's society aims to secure the Davenport speaker who is well known locally and well received here.
Traffic executives from eighteen Missouri railroads met in St Louis amid talks on restoring the three-cent-a-mile passenger rate upheld by Judge McPherson. They adjourned to meet in Chicago next Monday to discuss a broad rate rise across Missouri and neighboring states.
Washington March 12 Representative Henry of Texas asked Speaker Cannon to allow introduction of the first measure in the sixty first congress a joint resolution to amend the constitution changing the presidential inauguration date from March 4 to April 30.
The body of Harry Jones was transported to Alton Park Tennessee aboard the Firefly at 11:35 this morning. Sherman Beatty, a brother of the deceased, guaranteed the expenses.
Drug advertisements claim Kosine as a guaranteed epilepsy treatment for all ages and sexes. W M Federmann of Kansas City cites favorable observations and offers a full refund if not satisfied. The Rosine Company and A W Morgan handle mail orders and trials at no risk.
The March meeting of the Men’s Club at First Baptist church will be held in the church parlors Friday night March 19 at 7 15 p m An excellent supper will be served followed by an address by Z W Hutchinson on an unannounced topic An effort is under way to have Judge A P Barker of Clinton speak at the April meeting while he will be in Muscatine on court duty
Fire at 2 40 p m in the Michigan soldiers home three miles north of Grand Rapids forces from the city respond. All 1100 inmates escaped and are safe from the blaze.
Miss Allie Keiser planned a surprise for the Ladies' Aid of the Methodist church. About fifty one guests gathered for a family sewing afternoon. After collecting fifty cents, she revealed doll clothes for three young lady dolls as the entertainment.
A child in the basement near a pile of leaves started a fire that was stopped at 10 30 this morning by the mother Mrs Charles Milton at 1968 Lucas Street and neighbors before serious damage occurred. The alarm was not raised.
The Keiser household hosts a two course luncheon as surprise guests arrive including Rev. Robertson and L. E. Hulse. Herscher brothers buy Harry Williams general store with B. D. Herscher as manager and new millinery by Miss Randolph and Miss Dorrence. Lee Embree to join Bower and Sanders. stock to be inventoried this week. D. Everett Smith visits Keota friends.
Oma Dorrence and companions traveled to Chicago last Tuesday to purchase goods for a new millinery emporium. The school house art display received praise for its quality offering with car bon prints from the Horace K Turner Company of Boston.
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